What is Co-Teaching?
This teaching model requires two teachers to plan and deliver substantive instruction using HLPs and SDI.
What is Co-Teaching?
This teacher monitors and evaluates the progress of all students, maintaining open communication with all parents.
These two factors are described as the foundation of a successful co-teaching relationship.
What are communication & trust?
In this model, one teacher delivers instruction while the other collects data on a student or observes.
What is one teach, one assist?
Under the IDEA, this instructional component is required to ensure access to the general curriculum.
What is Specially Designed Instruction (SDI)?
This phrase is emphasized to show that co-teaching should not be divided into separate ownership.
What is "Ours, not yours and mine"?
This teacher serves as the case manager and is responsible for implementing IEPs.
Who is the special education teacher?
This practice requires teachers to notice both verbal and nonverbal cues during discussions.
What is active listening or effective listening?
This approach divides the class into two heterogeneous groups, which are taught simultaneously.
What is parallel teaching?
SDI must address these unique student factors that stem directly from a disability.
What are students' unique needs?
These three shared actions are essential: co-planning, co-instructing, and this final step.
What is co-assessing?
This teacher must also regularly provide information for adaptations and SDI implementation.
Who is the general education and special education teacher?
This nonverbal communication can include crossed arms or rolling eyes.
What is body language?
In this model, students rotate through 3 or 4 centers for differentiated learning.
What is station teaching?
These are the three areas teachers may adapt to meet the needs of learners.
What are content, delivery, and methodology?
This is the type of student co-teaching can potentially support.
What are ALL the students?
Both teachers jointly share responsibility for teaching all students, reflecting this whole-class co-teach model.
What is team teaching?
This communication practice is used to resolve challenging moments, address misunderstandings, and plan next steps.
This model employs a small-group structure, where one teacher reteaches or enriches students.
What is alternative teaching?
This guiding question helps teachers identify whether they are truly providing something “special” in instruction.
What is "What am I doing today that is special?"
This is one of the six key principles of IDEA.
What is:
1. FAPE
2. Appropriate Evaluation
3. IEPs
4. LRE
5. Parent & Student Participation
6. Procedural Safeguards
These three responsibilities must be co-designed on a regular basis to ensure equitable access for all students.
What are lesson planning, instruction, and assessment?
The absence of this skill can prevent co-teaching relationships from flourishing, even if teachers are planning well.
What is feeling seen and heard?
This includes a variety of teaching styles that include two teachers, each with a specific role to meet specific classroom needs
What is a co-teaching model?
This student receives SDI.
What is a student with a disability?